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BG, you are too funny for your own good.

Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone. Everyone is doing awesome....Good job B!!!! I loved the part about the dog...I thought I was gonna fall off my chair.... I am thankful for a very supportive and encouraging husband. I am thankful for two wonderful kids. I am thankful that I have a life again. I am thankful that I don't hurt all the time. I am thankful that I am actually happy. I am thankful for all of you peeps here at LBT and all that we share togethere, there is nothing quite like it.

ZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at you and your goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good job girl!!!!!!!!!!! I love when you set out a goal and then reach it......good job!!!!! J, you know me and the picture thing but I will try!!

God I just want a certain someone that I know who said to me..." I would NEVER refinance MY house for that surgery!!!!!" to eat her heart out....I am a size 18.... Sorry people, I just can't get over this shit.....I am easily amused too.

Okay, so when should we send off the SS presents?????? I think no one should open them until everyone gets their present. Thanks for the kudos people. It really made my day yesterday. I went to fill place and I had only lost 2 and half pounds since the 7th of October. That totally sucked ass. BUT they gave me another small fill of 1 cc so now I have 6.5 all together and they said probably one more fill til my sweet spot. They said they have found most people with this VG band have between 6 and 8 before they are at their sweet spot. I don't know, I don't really care....all I know is that I am in size fucking 18 pants and I am so fucking happy. Good thing I am not single or I would of been out fucking anyone and everyone who gave me the time of day last night. I do know that this few pounds is for the birds. I want to get back to 10 pounds a month and get this shit done.

Can't sleep. Was asleep, now here at computer. I bought size 18 pants tonight. Button up. Non elastic waist. I am so effing happy with myself tonight. What, did someone say there is a one in front on the front of that number....A FUCKING ONE....AS IN 1 AND THEN AN 8. Holy shit....people its been years....in fact let me tell you how many years...Right around 17 years....yes folks...17 years ago I could wear this size and now, I am doing it again....fuck. I rock! Yah me!!

You know, I was thinking about that this morning HP. I was thinking about how was just going to be content with how fat I was and how big I was and try to live like I was happy no matter what. I have no doubt in my mind that if I had not come across the lap band I would of been up to 400 pounds in the next few years. I was content to just keep gaining. Well, maybe not content but I was willing to accept the fact that I was just a fat person and I was always gonna be a fat person. Thank god for this band. I hate it at times, but mostly love it. I love what it has done for my self esteem. I hate that I can't get my mind to understand that I have to ALWAYS take small bites and chew good. Oh, by the way, I have come up with a new system for eating my meals which so far is working out fabulous. I take the meal and divide it up into four portions. I then get five minutes to eat each portion. It then takes me 20 minutes to get through the meal instead of the 5 seconds that it usually does to scarf down enough food to get stuck. Sometimes I don't ever even finish the whole meal. Now, they are very small portions anyways, I would say 1/2 cup, sometime a little more. So, I am getting about 1 1/2 - 2 cups food. Thats what my dietitian wants me eating. Now, if I could just figure out how to NOT snack......

oh HP, I see another pound is gone from your body!! WTG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today is my seven month bandiversary.....hmmmm...wonder what I'll get.... J, aren't you coming up on your year???? J, thanks for dragging up that quote. The reason for no exercise for me is sickness. I am back on it today. I thought I would just give it a rest until I felt all the way better so that I didn't drag out the sickness. Or at least that is what I am telling myself....back at it today though. I did do yard work yesterday and I hear that that counts...so yah me!!!

Mozzarella Sticks 2 light mozzarella sticks (find the kind with 50-60 calories and 2.5 g fat per stick 1/4 c. Fiber One bran cereal 2 TBLS. fat free liquid egg substitute salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning- to taste Low fat marinara sauce, optional, for dipping Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a food processor or blender, grind Fiber One to a breadcrumb like consistency. Place crumbs in a small plastic container with a lid. Season crumbs with as much salt, pepper and Italian seasoning as you like. Set aside. Cut cheese sticks in half lengthwise, so that you have four sticks total. Place sticks in a small bowl and pour egg substitute over the top of the sticks. One by one, transfer sticks to the container with the crumbs. Cover container, and give it a shake to coat the sticks in the crumbs. Carefully return sticks to the dish with the egg and coat again. Next put sticks in back into crumb container, cover and shake once more to coat. (Try doing this two at a time the second time around). Place sticks on a baking dish sprayed lightly with nonstick spray. Spritz the top of the sticks with a quick mist of the spray. Place dish in the oven and bake for 10 minutes (or until the first sign of cheese oozing out). If desired, serve with warm marinara sauce. Best when eaten immediately, while cheese is hot and gooey. Serves 2- 2 sticks each 78 calories 2.8 g fat 6.5 carbs 3.5 g fiber 9.5 g protein

It's officially been one week and one day since my last offical exercise regimen. WTF?????

I think we all need to get rid of our houses. LOL....that is where I do my most damage too. Be fine all day and then come home from school and bam....license to binge.... Glad to see ya back TB, sorry the commute sucks....

I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone does for their cardio workout.

Well, I did it. I consumed an entire Taco Bell Naco Grande platter. By.My.Fucking.Self. No, I did not need it. No I did not need it. No I did not need it. Although, before banding I would of consumed mine plus hubbys and then some of DD and then maybe some tacos on top of that....with mexi fries and a huge ass drink. So, I guess I am still up and up from before banding. One NSV I had the other day at grocery store. I ran into an old friend and haven't seen her in about a year. She says, "looks like you lost some weight".....hell, I was happy that someone noticed.... I could of kissed her...on the mouth....with some tongue....(just kidding, just had to throw that in for you J!!, and the guys)

Hair free balls are the best!!!!! Peanut butter or otherwise..... God, I think we are all going through this together. It is the time of year, time changes, weather, holidays, school for some and work for others. It is the reality of life here people and we are going to have to band togther (no pun) and kick this wieghts ass. We know what we want. We know what we need. Shit, if someone could come up with the answer to this, they would be fucking rich. We need to stick together on here. I wish we all lived in the same area so we could do real time support groups. We have two months of this insanity people. We CAN get through it with weight lose. Let's have our own little challenge here on the bicycle thread!! Short goals that we can all accomplish to get our spirits back up and our confidence back up. We are worth it people. We are LOSERS in a great sense of the word. We are really winners. We have all morphed into someone that is thinner and healthier and I for one feel soooo much better. J, are you still going to Vegas this winter??? Ok, people....lets do this shit!!! I go to doctor on Monday. I am going to see what my weight is then. I am also PMSing so the weight will be up some....but this is a new day, a new beginning...we all rock!!

We are ALWAYS here for you Stacy!!

Oh, BG, hugs and hugs and hugs. I really think it is happening to everyone. I think the excitement has worn off and now it is just us and the band. I don't know what to tell you, as I feel the exact same way. If this were just another diet, it would have been shot. I would of had all the weight back on plus some. I guess that is the best part of it. There is no weight gain for you. Love ya dearly....I hope you can see some light at the end of the tunnel......and then share some with me.

My family is very very small. My mom has one sister. My dad has one sister. My dad has passed away. I have two brothers. My aunt on my moms side has one son. My aunt on my dads side has no kids. SOOOOO, I have a very very small family.

Wow,do you work for Terry bicycles???? If not, you should....that was quite the advertisement for them. Ok, folks,where is everyone????? This thread was 7 down in the exercise thread....that is not cool.... It is cold here and I still have my cold, which sucks...I want to exercise but can't because of the dumb cough.....ughhhhh, I hate this time of year...so what is everyone doing for Thanksgiving this year??? I am driving two hours to my mom's to have dinner and then driving back the same day....It makes for a long day, but can't take the dogs, and can't leave them outside...too cold....

Wow!!! What everyone said, Ditto for me. It was easy in the beginning. The weight DID fly off....and then it just stopped, like Wheatsin said. I am disappointed in myself, more than my band, because I know a lot of my food choices, or the amount that I eat is my fault. I am glad I have the band. I am glad I did it. I am not gaining weight. I just wish that I would have understood more of the head games that I could play with myself. Its agonizing sometimes.

No doubt, to have an ass like that to be able to wear those shorts...shit....we can have dreams, huh????? Fuck, now I am depressed....I want that ass. I love candles, and bike things.....no diamonds for me though, not really a jewelry person...LOL.... A new truck for DH would be okay to...just sayin'

I agree Juli, I thought it would be like that too. The head work is harder than ever and if I could just forget about food everything would be fine, but it is just like before, I think about it all the time...sucks...

woo hoo bg, a pound!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good job... I didn't end up going to fill place yesterday because it is an hour away and i got the hmmmmmm runs??? Anyways, next Monday is the day for me..... I was wondering about the gifts too. Maybe we could post a few things that we would be interested in and then the SS could go from there. This is really hard to figure out what to get my SS.....SO, everyone, get a list together and post it for all to see so we can figure out some ideas. What was the price limit again? Twenty five dollars???? J, love the diamond idea, but I was wondering if diamonds were in the price limit???? LMAO....

TB,if only I could get that to stop me from eating. I feel like I have been around this weight most of my adult life..except the last 5 years and I find myself comfortable at it. I find myself not motivated to lose more because I am feeling good here and I do like to eat. I am not exercising like I was this last summer, which sucks ass because I was eating like a trucker and still losing fast. NOW, I am not losing at all. I go this afternoon to see how much I have lost since 10-08-07. I was 228.5 then. It is a month later and I don't think I have lost a pound. To put some perspective on this here is my offical weigh in's at doctors. 4-5-07 305.5 Pre surgery, had surgery 4-19-07 4-26-07 284.5 5-21-07 273.0 6-25-07 257.0 7-23-07 248.5 8-27-07 238 10-8-07 228.5 I have done good so far, but not good enough, I guess. We will see today.

Still feeling like shit. I got my SS. Thanks ZZ, your such a sport. Will talk later. Hopefully this shit goes away soon.

TB, good job on the job!!! Take your lunch with you, then you don't have to worry about the wrong choices. J, someone has lost two more pounds? I knew you had, but seeing it is great!!! I go to the fill place on Monday. I honestly don't think I have lost a pound since last time. I am so disappointed in myself and the things that I will put in my mouth. (Don't go there BJ)!!!!!!! I guess we will see. I have stopped weighing at home because it got to be such a dissappointing thing when it did not move, I was depressed the whole rest of the day. I was only weighing on one day of the week, and I would go down to the store that has a blood pressure monitor and a scale device and do my weigh in there, but I haven't done that in four weeks. Drats!!!!! So, Thursday I woke up feeling not so good.:rain: Under the weather. Friday, I woke up and felt like shit. My head was pounding all day long. With congestion in my sinuses. Stayed in bed most of the day.:notagree Today I am feeling better but my throat is hurting.:sick I HATE flu season, and it hasn't really even begun yet..... Suppose to snow here today and tomorrow. That makes me mad:mad: because I need to run. Happy Saturday to all